Birmingham Ormiston Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
May 24 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
14 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Birmingham
Unique reference
136944
Address
1 Grosvenor Street, B4 7QD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
987 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
25.3%
Girls
74.7%
First language not English
2.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
10.9%
Persistent absence
26.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 79%
Mixed 10.6%
Other White 4.5%
Caribbean 2.6%
Irish 0.8%
Indian 0.7%
African 0.6%
Other Asian 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.25
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.03
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 12%
Local authority average 46%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 60%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 53.7
Local authority average 46.1
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.17
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignTechnical Award18
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award49
MultimediaTechnical Award9
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award16
Speech & DramaTechnical Award84
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE39
BiologyGCSE20
ChemistryGCSE20
ChineseGCSE1
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE178
Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 10
186
40
146
Year 11
178
38
140
Year 12
334
94
240
Year 13
289
78
211
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
97.0%
87.1%
85.6%
Further education
19.0%
38.3%
35.4%
School sixth form
75.0%
34.8%
36.6%
Sixth form college
3.0%
13.5%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
1.0%
2.7%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
1.4%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
2.0%
6.7%
5.9%
Destination unknown
0.0%
2.1%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
68.0%
75.6%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
13.0%
36.1%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
3.0%
2.2%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.7%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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